Good Photoshop Book?

[kanwingshing]

Need some advise on a Good Photoshop Book. Any idea? :roll:

[BoySpot]

I've been reading Photoshop for Photographers by Martin Evening. No idea whether there are better ones out there but this one has been good for me.

Good luck.

[5 Type]

I like the products made by Scott Kelby.

While searching to get the right titles for you, I've just discovered that he has a new title, but I don't have feedback on it.

Adobe Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735714118.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

I've read this one (in a .pdf file) :

The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735712360.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

But it is more oriented for "photoshopers" who are new to photography.

If it's more the artistic than the image manupulation that you want. You have to get those two ( I own them and they are really great :

Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks (I bought the one for Photoshop 7)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735713537.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

Photoshop CS Killer Tips (I bought the one for Photoshop 7)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735713561.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

If you have to choose between those 2... take the Down & Dirty tricks.

Hoping it helped a bit.

[G3]

Anything by Scott Kelby, Dave Cross or Deke McCLelland is going to be good. I have books by each of them specifically for Photoshop CS. I got an Email from Deke the other day that said he has a new title coming out very soon that should be excellent. It will be called Photoshop CS Bible. He also has a tutorial based book out called Photoshop CS One-on-One with O'Rielly Publishing. ANyway, these 3 guys are the masters.

[psk4363]

I've had Evening's book but far prefer Kelby's books - very readable and easy to follow, particularly his Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers.

Cheers,
Barry

[Chris1le]

Photoshop * Bible by Deke McClelland. Everything you need and don't need to know about Photoshop. I also enjoy the Scott Kelby books. I read the Photoshop Bible first cover to cover. Then I was able to get a better understanding of how things work and the different terminologies. It makes reading other Photoshop books eaier for me to understand. :lol:

[evilenglishman]

this question should be in the Post processing and printing forum :wink:

[domethiuos]

Deke also host's a great series called total training on DVD for PS7 and CS both are great products

[CanonUser]

Each of the following books contributed a different aspect to my understanding of Photoshop. Search for the latest revision, though the names stay the same. I've read them many times over, with each revisit, something always pops out due to the gained experience I have with PS.

Photoshop Artistry (Barry Haynes - Wendy Crumpler) - New Riders
Exceptional detailed instructions on histogram, calibration, and image correction. Great illustrations and gorgeous print quality. There are screen shots of all levels/curves/histograms involved with an example in a lesson. An excellent book for the advanced photographer.

Photoshop For Photography (Tom Ang) - Amphoto Books
Great instructions on photo correction & creative processing. The lessons are written for beginning & intermediate level photographers, so there are much less detail and explaination presented comparing to the Photoshop Atristry book. A beautifully printed book on glossy paper.

Photoshop X Savvy (Steve Romaniello) - Sybex
A dry & dense book with BW photos for illustrtion. It's my "slow cook" book, meaning I'd return to the book from time to time and just read a section here & there. The explainations are detailed and easy to read, however.

Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (Katrin Eismann) - QUE
The title siad it all. You'll approach your protrait photo with a new perspective with this book.

Mastering Digital Printing (Harald Johnson) - Muska&Lipman
What do you do when your masterpiece looks like piece of junk when printed? Printing correctly is a whole new ball game.

The PS Book For Digatal Photographers / Down & Dirty Tricks (Scott Kelby) - New Riders
At first look, these 2 books are filled with dazzling techniques. The D&D is bursting at the seam with PS special effect tricks. It's very usefull at times. The Digital Photographers book, on the other hand, is a mixed bag. All of the techniques are excellent for those who just starts to use PS. Once your experience gets to the advanced level, some of the techniques seem to be limited and not vey productive. Some of the ones labeled "For Pros Only" are infact amateurish. The funny thing is Mr. Kelby is the Editor-in-Chief of the Photoshop User magazine. Every month, this magazine publishes some of the the best tricks out there for the PS junkies. And yet, some of the ones appeared in the Digital Photographers books are utterly disappointing. I guess Mr. Kelby did not want to use techniques published in other PS books authored by (both friendly & non-friendly) authors.

Photoshop User magazine - a NAPP publication
www.photoshopuser.com
It costs $10 a piece, and I look forward to get my copy every month. A shameless plug for Scott Kelby & associates, as some of the articles are based or lifted from one of their published books or DVD. On the other hand, many PS tricks appeared in the magazine are just amazing.Every piece of information is usable even for the most discern PS user out there. Worth every penny.

These are my personal favorites. I have many more books on the shelf. Like I said before, each book brings a little to the table, and none of them provides all the answers to my questions. Plus, the book may be readable to me, but not to you. So spend an hour at the book store and read a chapter or two before paying for it.

Regards,
Alan